Impairment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Schedule Of Impairment Charges

The following impairment charges were recorded on the following assets based on the difference between the carrying amount of the assets and the estimated fair value (see Note 19 for additional fair value information) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Continuing operations:
Property marketed for sale or sold (1)	$	56	$	244
Investments in real estate joint ventures and partnerships (2)	—		6,608
Total reported in continuing operations	56		6,852
Discontinued operations:
Property held for sale or sold (3)	236		3,171
Total impairment charges	292		10,023
Other financial statement caption impacted by impairment:
Equity in earnings of real estate joint ventures and partnerships, net	363		—
Net impact of impairment charges	$	655	$	10,023

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(1) These charges resulted from changes in management’s plans for these properties, primarily the marketing of these properties for sale. Also included in this caption are impairments associated with dispositions that did not qualify to be reported in discontinued operations.

(2) Amounts reported in 2012 were based on third party offers to buy our interests in industrial real estate joint ventures.

(3) Amounts reported were based on third party offers.